What Would a Decent Affordable 7-string Acoustic Include

[MrChunky]

I never understood why more companies weren't making more affordable production options for the 7 and 8-string players?

If we could have a company build us an affordable acoustic sevenstring, what would the specifications be?

Steel string or nylon?
What type of tuners?
What type of neck wood?
What type of wood for the back and sides?
Should the back be solid or laminate and why?
What type of top wood?
What scale length?
Would it be a cutaway?
What else?
What do we consider affordable if a case is included?

 

[Hollowway]

It would include the letters A, G, I, L, E.

Thank you! I'll be here all week. Tip your waiters well!


(TS: Check it...http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/4174840-post267.html)

 

[Daf57]

^ always working the room!

MrChunky - I got an Ibanez AEL207E earlier this year and love it. Personally I couldn't have designed one better for that price. Great 7 string for the money.

 

[yingmin]

I never understood why more companies weren't making more affordable production options for the 7 and 8-string players?

Because economics.

 

[Forrest_H]

Because economics.

This. There's unfortunately not a huge market for extended range acoustics.

However, the Agile 8 and that Ibanez AEL are pretty damned cheap, both are guitars I'm wanting to pick up. Ibanez also makes a nylon 8, I think someone on here actually bought one not too long ago...

 

[RoyceIsNotMyName]

It would be Ibanez, or hopefully have a sliiiightly extended scale to accommodate the low b string. But that's just what I would want.

 

[7stringDemon]

Aftermaths.

 

[rjg3000]

I've played the Ibanez that was referenced. It was surprisingly nice and the low B sounded great! Wasn't sure what the string guage was but it didn't feel particularly floppy.

 

[FILTHnFEAR]

^ always working the room!

MrChunky - I got an Ibanez AEL207E earlier this year and love it. Personally I couldn't have designed one better for that price. Great 7 string for the money.

Sweet looking guitar, man. What's the neck like on it? Flat, rounded? I'm interested in getting another acoustic as my Alvarez was stolen last year. Never played an acoustic 7 string or an Ibanez acoustic for that matter, but as I've recently gotten back into playing 7's I've been eyeballin some 7 string acoustics.

 

[FromTheMausoleum]

I've played the Ibanez that was referenced. It was surprisingly nice and the low B sounded great! Wasn't sure what the string guage was but it didn't feel particularly floppy.

They come with .070 for the B

 

[MrChunky]

Ok, I guess I will polute this thread with my own opinions, since no one else will.

Steel string Why? I prefer the sound.
What type of tuners? Undecided
Mahogany neck wood. Why? For the Depth and Presence
Solid Rosewood or Maple back and sides. Why? They sound great! Deep and Bright.
I like the sound of a solid back, but Laminate is often more stable. Still I say Solid.
What type of top wood? Cedar or Spruce for projection, but a thin veneer of Flame Maple would look cool.
I like a 25" scale length, but 26 1/2" would cool, too.
Definitely a cutaway?
What else? even if it was a nylon, I would include a truss rod. maybe stainless steel frets, and some nice inlay and a matching headstock veneer.
What do we consider affordable if a case is included? $600-800

If you disagree, make the list here.

Steel string or nylon?
What type of tuners?
What type of neck wood?
What type of wood for the back and sides?
Should the back be solid or laminate and why?
What type of top wood?
What scale length?
Would it be a cutaway?
What else?
What do we consider affordable if a case is included?

 

[MrChunky]

^ always working the room!

MrChunky - I got an Ibanez AEL207E earlier this year and love it. Personally I couldn't have designed one better for that price. Great 7 string for the money.

Hey DAF57, I like the flame maple top and the headstock is cool. What woods are used? and what is the finish?

 

[TauSigmaNova]

If you opened the MF page he linked to, you'd see it says Maple back and sides with a mahogany neck.